Creating your Blog

some thoughts and links A simple blog post on the topic

Edublogs Tips-- also applicable to other blogs

Creating your Blog's Theme!!!

Using RSS to read your students blogs QUICKLY using Google Reader!

Giving students their own blog in Edublogs

http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/

2 minute video and/or photo examples of blog uses

Tools

Easiest for Elementary
KidBlog Simplest way to have a blog for your class and each kid to have their own blog too;
not pretty or very customizable

Tumblr Very easy way to post-- whether text, picture, or video; great tool;
does not create individual student blogs

More options and customizability (also more challenging to use)
Edublogs Adaptable interface, more options, trickier navigation

Blogmeister Clunky navigation, but offers kids their own blogs

Blogger Remove the Nav Bar to protect kids from NEXT BLOG

Customize your own blog with ...

20 tools including hosting, buttons, searching, etc.


Blogs worth reading- Educate yourself

Sue Waters Edublogger blog

Top 20 teacher blogs

25 teacher blogs--by teaching category

Update your craft

Integrating Tech